"I wasn't playing, I wasn't really part of his (Conte's) initial plans and at that point you can do two things," said Fabregas, speaking on the eve of Chelsea's final Champions League group match with Atletico Madrid. "You can just give up and accept you are not going to be part of the team or the club in the future. "The other is what I did, put your head down and be humble, show him that he's wrong. Conte, whose side are through to the knockout stages but can top the group if they beat Atletico, agreed with Fabregas with regard to his age. "When you are 30 years old you have at least five more years," said Conte.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 04, 2017 21:56 UTC